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Instagram-Perfect Parenting Is Exhausting, So This Mumbai Mom of Two Chose Something Simpler
This story is part of “Parenting: What Google Won’t Tell You” — The Better India’s people-led parenting series that goes beyond conventional...
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Your best career contacts could be the people you barely know
For happiness at work, there are few things better than a work bestie or friendly colleagues. But sometimes the best connections for getting the...
Karnataka Plans to Revive 500 Lakes: What Does a Truly Healthy Lake Look Like?
For a city built around lakes, Bengaluru has spent years trying to answer: how do you bring a lake back? The answer usually lies with the physical...
Love Quote of the Day by Rumi: “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces”; why love is not about completing someone but connecting deeply
Rumi’s words, “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces,” offer a deeper view of relationships. The quote suggests that love is not about...
Wild Hijinx and Hilarious Happenstance Reign in the 2026 Comedy Wildlife Awards
The competition welcomed its largest ever number of entries this year from photographers in 112 countries. Do stories and artists like this matter...
Why is there a cigarette offering to Ganesh Ji at Indonesia’s Mount Bromo?
Mount Bromo in Indonesia has become a site of fascination due to its Ganesha idol, which local devotees honor with unique offerings, including...
The Disney generation: What unites Baby Boomers, millennials and Gen Z
Disney stories may be aimed at children, but their lessons can last a lifetime. A study by SWPS University in Poland found that values such as...
The herbs and spices dietitians say support immune function
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every fall, the same conversation starts about how to stay well through cold and flu season. Most of the...
Calls For Special E-Mobility Tariffs To Support Fleet Operators in South Africa
Unlike a growing number of countries on the African continent, South Africa doesn’t have much in terms of incentives and programmes to catalyse...
Kim Kardashian Reveals Stunning Number Of Nannies She Employs To Care For Her 4 Kids
Kim Kardashian revealed that five nannies helped care for her four children, while she still handled school runs, family dinners and bedtime routines.
I Tried This Chelsea Boot With Arch Support. It’s Good If You Have Plantar Fasciitis—With 1 Important Caveat.
It provides support without sacrificing style.
Iowa Farmer Says We’re Here to Make the Soil Better
This young Iowa farmer is finding new ways to improve soil, raise cattle, and help independent family farms thrive. The post Iowa Farmer Says...
Through Fictional Self-Portraits, Tang Shuo Visualizes an Ancestral Archive
Long interested in his ancestry and familial connection to the land, Tang Shuo once again journeys to his home territory. Do stories and artists...
Good News in History September 30
163 years ago, George Bizet’s famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen, debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient...
A forgotten 30-year forest experiment just delivered a huge surprise
A 30-year forestry experiment in Australia found that heavily thinned mountain ash forests grew unusually large trees while recovering enough...
James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing
"Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance."
EV Sales Surged In The UK This September
My colleague José Pontes did a masterful report on the status of electric car sales in Europe last week. The news was all good, but I wanted to...
How Do You Know That You Love Somebody? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s Incompleteness Theorem of the Heart’s Truth, from Plato to Proust
"The alternations between love and its denial, suffering and denial of suffering … constitute the most essential and ubiquitous structural feature...
Gaia Alari’s Lilting Animations are Drawn Frame by Frame
Meandering botanical forms, gestural dancing, and sweeping birds converge into fluid loops. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become...
Tomás Saraceno Returns to the Past to Envision a More Just Future
In Munich, Saraceno's ecological and collaborative projects take center stage for a sweeping presentation titled 'Ancestral Futures.' Do stories...
Monumental Sculptures by Sharif Bey Meditate on Identity and Objecthood in ‘Homecoming’
Calm yet imposing figures evoke the Benin Bronzes, ceremonial masking traditions, and the Moai stones of Easter Island. Do stories and artists...
Q&A: An Earth-like planet with two suns?
A nearby star system with two suns could potentially support an Earth-sized planet in a region where liquid water could exist, according to a new...
I Tried Lululemon’s Viral Yoga Mat for a Month—but Does It Live Up to the Hype?
I put the mat’s grip, cushioning, and support to the test in my yoga classes—and was surprised by the results.
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